Imagine if there were billions of dollars available to help provide food, child care, medical access and other basic needs for millions of low income working families. Fantasy? Imagine that most of those billions go unclaimed every year, leaving those families in the same state of poverty. Ridiculous? Absolutely – but that is exactly what has happened across the United States for generations. SingleStop USA’s goal is to help end that cycle.
SingleStop USA’s mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on individuals and families in the United States by increasing their access to government benefits (almost $65 billion of which go unclaimed annually!), tax credits, legal advice, financial planning and other critical support services. We distribute our services through community-based organizations (CBOs) and other institutions where families are. We provide tools, management, training and support to these sites, which are currently operating in New York City, New Jersey, New Mexico and California, and are already reaching over 95,000 families annually.
We are in the process of replicating our successful New York model nationwide and forming innovative partnerships to develop new groundbreaking models of service delivery. Joining Single Stop USA’s team will allow you to be an integral part of this exciting effort to expand our services across the country and have a real widespread impact on poverty in America. We need talented individuals who can contribute 1000% and ensure that our ambitious plan is a success!

JOB OVERVIEW

The Assistant General Counsel is responsible for working with the COO and General Counsel on legal matters related to the roll-out, delivery and management of Single Stop USA services through organizations in the cities in which Single Stop USA operates. The Assistant General Counsel is also responsible for working with Program Directors on the delivery and management of Single Stop USA free legal services at Single Stop USA sites.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Play lead role in developing strategy for service delivery of legal services at Single Stop sites nationwide.
• Assists the COO and General Counsel with day to day management of legal correspondence and contract negotiations with Single Stop sites, commercial vendors, funders and in other forms of day to day business transactions
• Review and edit grant award contracts, consulting agreements and contracts with third party vendors. Update contracts to ensure best practices system wide,
• Have oversight over part-time legal staff.
• Analyze SSUSA’s government contracts to help ensure best results for Single Stop and to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws.

• Work with COO and General Counsel and program staff to develop and implement appropriate contract language for SSUSA grantees
• Work with General Counsel to provide superior legal services at Single Stop
• Handle a variety of legal matters based upon a general working knowledge of contractual evaluation issues, non-disclosure agreements, corporate governance issues, privacy issues, intellectual property issues and legal issues related to general employment practices
• Assist with measuring performance of sites and providers through tracking outcomes of services; assist with developing corrective action plans
• Work with Senior Program Officer by serving as one of the key points of contact for legal sites
• Provide support, technical assistance and training to sites and legal services providers
• Coordinate and conduct site visits and monthly calls
• Facilitate best practice sharing amongst sites and proposes improved service offerings
• Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of program policies and procedures for effective service delivery, and finalization of best practices manual
• Develop a strong understanding of Single Stop’s BEN database and reporting issues
• Assist Program Manager/State Directors with the preparation of grant reports
• Maintain program files and other documents and records as position requires
• Report to State Directors/Program Managers and General Counsel
• Take on other duties as assigned